ancients

英 [ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nts]

美 [ˈeɪntʃənts]

n.  资深律师；元老

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 远古的；古代的
  Ancientmeans belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before the end of the Roman Empire.
  1. They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.
     他们认为古代希腊罗马是知识的重要发源地。
• ADJ-GRADED 古老的；年代久远的
  Ancientmeans very old, or having existed for a long time.
  1. ...ancient Jewish tradition.
     古老的犹太传统
  2. ...ancient fishing rights.
     由来已久的捕鱼权
  3. ...a few acres of ancient woodland.
     几英亩古老的林地
• N-PLURAL 古代人；（尤指）古希腊人，古罗马人
  The ancientsare the people of an old civilization, especially classical Greece or Rome.
  1. The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
     古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。

英英释义

noun

• people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

双语例句

• This principle is not enough to understand the ancients, but such phenomena they are very clear.
  这个道理古人不够明白，但这类现象他们很清楚。
• How right were the Ancients who had one God for merchants and thieves!
  难怪古人说，商人和盗贼信的是同一个天主，说得何其正确！
• The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water
  古人认为地球飘浮在水里。
• The ancients do not study mathematics, can not logically capable?
  古人不学高等数学，难道就没有逻辑能力吗？
• I like watching the ancients sayings, also called life motto.
  我很喜欢看古人的语录，也所谓的人生格言。
• I guess awaiting instructions from the ancients.
  我想是在等待古人的进一步指示。
• So some people have the same genes as these ancients.
  就是说有些人和古人有相同的基因了。
• We know the ancients on earth were suffering from a plague.
  我们知道在地球上，古人们陷入了一场瘟疫。
• This logic was known to the ancients.
  那种逻辑是古人早知道了的。
• The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
  古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。